Cumulative Listing of Current Court Case Decisions Published As
Acquiescence Rulings (1986-2005)

Adams v. Weinberger (contributions to support re: posthumous
illegitimate child — title II of the Social Security Act),
AR 86-21(2)

Akers v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (attorney's
fees based in part on continued benefits paid to Social Security claimants
— title II of the Social Security Act),
AR 93-3(6)(Rescinded
4/14/2000)

Albright v. Commissioner of the Social Security
Administration, ((Interpreting Lively v. Secretary of Health
and Human Services)—Effect of Prior Disability Findings on
Adjudication of a Subsequent Disability Claim—Titles II and XVI of
the Social Security Act), AR
00-1(4)

Aubrey v. Richardson (interpretation of the Secretary's
regulation regarding presumption of death — title II of the Social
Security Act), AR 86-6(3)(Rescinded 7/14/1995)

Autrey v. Harris (interpretation of the Secretary's
regulation regarding presumption of death — title II of the Social
Security Act), AR 86-7(5),
AR 86-11(11)(Rescinded
7/14/1995)

Blakes v. Barnhart (cases involving sections 12.05 and 112.05
of the Listing of Impairments that are remanded by a court for further
proceedings under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act),
AR 03-1(7)

Bloodsworth v. Heckler (judicial review of Appeals Council
dismissal of a request for review of an ALJ decision — titles II and
XVI of the Social Security Act), AR
92-4(11)(Rescinded 10/26/1999 by AR 99-4(11))

Bloodsworth v. Heckler (judicial review of Appeals Council
dismissal of a request for review of an Administrative Law Judge decision
— titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act),
AR 99-4(11)

Boyland v. Califano (the "contribution to support"
requirement of section 216(h)(3)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act),
AR 86-15(6)

Brodner, Condon and v. Bowen (attorney's fees based in part
on continued benefits paid to Social Security Claimants — title II
of the Social Security Act), AR
93-4(2)(Rescinded 4/14/2000)

Butterworth v. Bowen (conditions under which the Appeals
Council has the right to reopen and revise prior decisions — titles
II and XVI of the Social Security Act),
AR 87-2(11)(Rescinded
8/6/1998)

Capitano v. Secretary of HHS (entitlement of a deemed widow
when a legal widow is entitled on the same earnings record — title
II of the Social Security Act), AR
86-2R(2)

Chavez v. Bowen, (effect of a prior final decision that a
claimant is not disabled, and of findings contained therein, on
adjudication of a subsequent disability claim arising under the same title
of the Social Security Act — Titles II and XVI of the Social
Security Act), AR 97-4(9)

Childress v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (the
"contribution to support" requirement of section 216(h)(3)(C)(ii) of the
Social Security Act), AR
86-15(6)

Condon and Brodner v. Bowen (attorney's fees based in part on
continued benefits paid to Social Security claimants — title II of
the Social Security Act), AR
93-4(2)(Rescinded 4/14/2000)

Conley v. Bowen (determination of whether an individual with
a disabling impairment has engaged in substantial gainful activity
following a reentitlement period — title II of the Social Security
Act), AR 93-2(2)(Rescinded
8/10/2000)

Curry v. Apfel (burden of proving residual functional
capacity at step five of the sequential evaluation process for determining
disability — titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act),
AR 00-4(2)(Rescinded
9/25/2003)

Damon v. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (child
benefits: support of child adopted after worker's entitlement to benefits
— title II of the Social Security Act),
AR 86-16(2)

Daniels on Behalf of Daniels v. Sullivan (application of a
State's intestacy law requirement that paternity be established during the
lifetime of the father — title II of the Social Security Act),
AR 97-3(11)

Dennard v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, (effect of
a prior finding of the demands of past work on adjudication of a
subsequent disability claim arising under the same title of the Social
Security Act — titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act)
AR 98-3(6)

DeSonier v. Sullivan (method of application of State
Intestate Succession Law in determining entitlement to child's benefits
— title II of the Social Security Act),
AR 96-1(6)

Difford v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (scope of
review on appeal in a medical cessation of disability case — title
II of the Social Security Act), AR 92-2(6)(Rescinded 2/21/2013)

Florez on Behalf of Wallace v. Callahan (supplemental
security income — deeming of income from a stepparent to a child
when the natural parent is not living in the same household — title
XVI of the Social Security Act), AR
99-1(2) (Rescinded 6/16/2008)

Flowers v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (what
constitutes a significant work-related limitation of function —
titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act),
AR 93-1(4)(Rescinded
9/20/2000)

Fowlkes v. Adamec (determining whether an individual is a
fugitive felon under the Social Security Act),
AR 06-1(2)

Gamble v. Chater (amputation of a lower extremity —
when the inability to afford the cost of a prosthesis meets the
requirements of Section 1.10C of the Listing of Impairments — titles
II and XVI of the Social Security Act),
AR 97-2(9)(Rescinded
2/19/2002)

Gillett-Netting v. Barnhart (applicability of State law and
the Social Security Act in determining whether a child conceived by
artificial means after an insured person's death is eligible for child's
insurance benefits — Title II of the Social Security Act),
AR 05-1(9)Rescinded
11/13/2012

Hodge v. Shalala (worker's compensation — proration of
a lump-sum award for permanent disability over the remainder of an
individual's working life — Oregon — title II of the Social
Security Act), AR 95-2(9)

Howard on behalf of Wolff v. Barnhart (applicability of the
statutory requirement for pediatrician review in childhood disability
cases to the Hearings and Appeals levels of the administrative review
process — Title XVI of the Social Security Act),
AR 04-1(9)

Hutcheson v. Califano (determination of stepchild and
resulting entitlement to auxiliary benefits — title II of the Social
Security Act), AR 86-12(9)

Johnson v. Califano (interpretation of the Secretary's
regulation regarding presumption of death — title II of the Social
Security Act), AR 86-8(6)(Rescinded 7/14/1995)

Jones v. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (child's
benefits — contributions for support — title II of the Social
Security Act), AR 86-14(4)

Kerns v. Apfel (definition of highly marketable skills for
individuals close to retirement age — titles II and XVI of the
Social Security Act), AR 99-2(8)(Rescinded 5/8/2000)

Leschniok v. Heckler (necessity of a determination under
sections 225(b) and/or 1631(a)(6) of the Social Security Act for a
disability benefits recipient engaged in an approved vocational
rehabilitation program prior to cessation of his/her benefits based on
medical recovery), AR 86-5(9)

Levings v. Califano (definition of an inmate of a public
institution — title XVI of the Social Security Act),
AR 88-6(8)

Lively v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (effect of
prior disability findings on adjudication of a subsequent disability claim
arising under the same title of the Social Security Act — titles II
and XVI of the Social Security Act), AR
94-2(4)(Rescinded 1/12/2000 by
AR 00-1(4))

Martinez v. Heckler (disability program — individuals
who are illiterate and unable to communicate in English — titles II
and XVI of the Social Security Act), AR
86-3(5)

McDonald v. Bowen (entitlement to benefits where a person
returns to work less than 12 months after onset of disability),
AR 88-3(7)(Rescinded
6/10/2002)

McNeal v. Schweiker (child's benefits — contributions
for support — title II of the Social Security Act),
AR 86-13(3)

McQueen v. Apfel (definition of highly marketable skills for
individuals close to retirement age — titles II and XVI of the
Social Security Act), AR 99-3(5)(Rescinded 5/8/2000)

Meza, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare v.
(interpretation of the Secretary's regulation regarding presumption of
death — title II of the Social Security Act),
AR 86-9(9)(Rescinded
7/14/1995)

Newton v. Chater (entitlement to trial work period before
approval of an award for benefits and before twelve months have elapsed
since onset of disability — titles II and XVI of the Social Security
Act), AR 98-1(8)(Rescinded
6/10/2002)

Parisi by Cooney v. Chater (reduction of benefits under the
family maximum in cases involving dual entitlement — title II of the
Social Security Act), AR 97-01(1)(Rescinded 10/27/1999)

Parker v. Schweiker (the "contribution to support"
requirement of section 216(h)(3)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act),
AR 86-15(6)

Parsons v. Health and Human Services (contributions to
support re: posthumous illegitimate child — title II of the Social
Security Act), AR 86-22(4)

Paskel v. Heckler (necessity of a determination under
sections 225(b) and/or 1631(a)(6) of the Social Security Act for a
disability benefits recipient engaged in an approved vocational
rehabilitation program prior to cessation of his/her benefits based on
medical recovery), AR 86-4(3)

Patterson v. Bowen (use of the age factor in the
Medical-Vocational Guidelines in making disability determinations),
AR 88-1(11)(Rescinded
5/8/2000)

Petersen v. Astrue (whether a National Guard technician who worked
in noncovered employment is exempt from the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)),
AR 12-1(8)

Preslar v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (definition
of highly marketable skills for individuals close to retirement age
— titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act),
AR95-1(6)(Rescinded
5/8/2000)

Quinlivan v. Sullivan (meaning of the term "against equity
and good conscience" in the rules for waiver of recovery of an overpayment
— titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act; title IV of the
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977),
AR 92-5(9)

Rosenberg v. Richardson (entitlement of a deemed widow when a
legal widow is entitled on the same earnings record — title II of
the Social Security Act), AR
86-2R(2)

Ruppert v. Bowen (evaluation of a rental subsidy as in-kind
income for supplemental security income benefit calculation purposes),
AR 90-2(2)

Salamalekis v. Apfel (entitlement to trial work period before
approval of an award of benefits and before 12 months have elapsed since
the alleged onset of disability — titles II and XVI of the Social
Security Act), AR 00-5(6)(Rescinded 6/10/2002)

Shelnutt v. Heckler (interpretation of the Secretary's
regulation regarding presumption of death — title II of the Social
Security Act), AR 86-6(3)(Rescinded 7/14/1995)

Shoemaker v. Bowen (attorney's fees based in part on
continued benefits paid to Social Security claimants — title II of
the Social Security Act), AR
93-5(11)(Rescinded 4/14/2000)

Smith v. Bowen (use of vocational expert or other vocational
specialist in determining whether a claimant can perform past relevant
work — titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act),
AR 90-3(4)(Rescinded
9/25/2003)

State of Minnesota v. Apfel (coverage for Employees Under a
Federal-State Section 218 Agreement or Modification and Application of the
Student Services Exclusion From Coverage to Services Performed by medical
residents — title II of the Social Security Act),
AR 98-5(8)

Sykes v. Apfel (using the grid rules as a framework for
decisionmaking when an individual's occupational base is eroded by a
nonexertional limitation — titles II and XVI of the Social Security
Act), AR 01-1(3)

Wages v. Schweiker (interpretation of the Secretary's
regulation regarding presumption of death — title II of the Social
Security Act), AR 86-7(5)(Rescinded 7/14/1995)

Walker v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (entitlement
to trial work period before approval of award for benefits and before 12
months have elapsed since onset of disability — titles II and XVI of
the Social Security Act), AR
92-6(10)(Rescinded 6/10/2002)

Webb v. Richardson (attorneys' fees — single fee, not
to exceed 25 percent of past-due benefits, set by tribunal which
ultimately upholds the claim — title II of the Social Security Act),
AR 87-1(6)(Rescinded
3/3/1995)

Wilcox, Gardner v. (interpretation of the Secretary's
regulation regarding presumption of death — title II of the Social
Security Act), AR 86-9(9)(Rescinded 7/14/1995)

Wolfe v. Sullivan (contributions to support —
posthumous illegitimate child — title II of the Social Security
Act), AR 94-1(10)

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